Date received: 19 August 2025
Signatures received: 10
Name of petition organiser: Tim
RECEIPT OF PETITION – Change of use of unused Taxi rank on Salter Street, Stafford
I refer to the petition regarding the change of use of the unused taxi rank to 30-minute short stay parking on Salter Street, Stafford. I can advise you that receipt of the petition will be reported to County Councillor Paul Williams.
This change would constitute changing the existing Traffic Regulation Order [TRO] already in place. A traffic regulation order is a legal document that restricts or prohibits the use of the highway network, established under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. TROs are used by local councils to manage traffic flow, implement speed limits, and enforce parking restrictions, ensuring safety and accessibility for all road users. TROs can cost thousands of pounds and involve several months of planning owing to statutory and public consultation that must be carried out.
Staffordshire County Council receives many requests from communities for improvements to the local highway network. The Divisional Highway Programme (DHP) empowers our elected County Councillors to address local highway concerns directly.
Each Councillor is given a small annual budget to investigate community requests that might not meet the usual criteria for intervention. Councillors meet twice a year with the local Community Highways Team to prioritise local issues for further investigation or action.
However, due to many competing demands and the limited number of issues we can prioritise each year, lower-priority requests may take some time to progress. Additionally, even if an issue is prioritised for investigation, it does not guarantee that a scheme will be implemented.
Whilst we are unable to confirm if or when an issue will be prioritised, please be assured that your petition will be discussed at Councillor Williams’ next meeting.
Thank you for your petition and for bringing this matter to our attention.
Yours sincerely,
Richard Rayson
Community Highways Manager